High Granite Slopes
Two Sentinels is located in the High Sierra on granite bedrock. We sit on the edge of Lake Kirkwood, a small and quiet lake loved by campers for over seventy-five years. The camp itself is on leased National Forest Service land.
Main Camp Areas
 The Craft Hut
In the central camp area there is the flag circle where flag ceremonies are held twice a day, the Birdhouse (infirmary), the kitchen and outdoor dining deck (which is covered with tarps to keep diners dry), the Cookie Jar (which houses the cooks and the director's office), and the Staff House, were staff can take their daily breaks.
Other communal areas throughout camp include the craft hut and nature area, the waterfront, the archery range, Cricket's Hearth (our all-camp campfire), and the backpacking area (where equipment is kept).  Cricket's Hearth
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Unit Areas
 The view from the Meadowlark unit.
Every unit area has a communal unit house or platform tent in which to sleep and store their gear. They are located in close proximity to a biffy (outhouse) and trough (with running water). Most units have a small campfire circle for cookouts or marshmallow roasts.
Units with younger girls are located closer to central camp, while older girls are a bit further out.  Path from the Meadow to the Dining Deck. All the Necessities
Our site has hot and cold running water, largely due to the efforts of volunteers in 1994, who dug the entire water line from the highway to camp in one weekend.
The water in the three showerhouses and the stoves in the kitchen are powered by propane tanks, which are filled off-site and rowed into camp. The camp does have a generator that runs during daylight hours to power the walk-in refrigerator and the lights in the Birdhouse (infirmary) and the kitchen. There is no electricity available to campers. There are no flush toilets at Two Sentinels. We use Biffies (Bathroom In Forest For You - outhouses) which are cleaned and sanitized daily by staff. |
